Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford e-550. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v270000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was 43,000.
2003 Ford E550: engine stalls while driving
5 of the 66 complaints about the 2003 Ford E550 describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 1 service bulletin for this area of the car. See below
Engine stalls while driving by model year
- 20051
- 20035
- 20021
What owners say
Every time this vehicle ( 2003 ford expedition fx4 4x4 ) is either washed, and or when it rains, the truck will attempt to stall out, in any driving conditions city or fwy, which may cause an accident. I know this to be true for I have this vehicle and it stalled on the fast lane hwy 15, I had first believed it was a fuel problem, due to, it acts like its out of gas, bad filter etc, with this type of truck ford has installed ignition coils, one on top of each spark plug a total of 8, I had ford recently look at the problem and they did replace #8 coil due to water in the spark plug port ( 4-3-06 ), the plug boots do not stop any water from getting into the engine (spark plugs and wire assembly area), I have spoken to ford service dept, and out side mechanics and they all have agreed that this is a common problem with the ford expeditions. What is unethical the ford dealers and service dept, will attempt to convince the consumer that it is their fault and that any warranty may be void, sunrise ford ( 909‑434‑0473 ) had tried to make me agree or say that I was washing the engine with water to clean it, the only time I look under the hood is to change the oil or check the fluids, sunrise ford has been the only one, doing any major repairs to this truck and there mechanic, lost two machine type screws, and they told me I lost them, and that I should have checked the work after it being done, is this my responsibility as a consumer? But as I write to you 4-14-2006 my wife's ford expedition has failed again it stalled after she left our driveway thank god I have a subaru in case of an emergency, and I will have to take it back to ford to do repairs due to ignition problems. Know wonder ford is going out of business they treat their valid customers so poorly. Sincerely: gregory m ritchie.
Two years of repairs including the loss of power, brake issues, injectors repalced on these trucks, stalling while in operation, electrical problems,oil pressure problems,water in gas in all trucks several times, replacing batteries on a constant basis,won't start,relay issues, blown headgaskits and when repaired the truck continued to leak oil and darlington raceway ford said the head was warpped.
Since may 2nd, 2003 have had farm truck, f550 6.0 liter diesel 4x4 cab & chassis, into dealer six (6) times for a problem with 6.0 liter diesel motor, have asked twice to fix leaking transmission/transfer case and have complained once about severe front end shake (to which no responce was made and after discovering ford had installed drive position only tires on front axle, replacement was made with proper steering tires). Truck used for long distance transportation of hay, straw, cattle and machinery. Engine since having 2,000 miles has rough idle, excessive smoking, engine miss (skip) under load or idling, poor fuel economy. On august 1st, 2003 the engine lost power, a short while later stalled, while under load and on a major interstate. This caused significant loss of braking capacity on the pulling unit, with a heavier load or on a grade this could have been serious. Able to get on shoulder, truck re-started proceeded with caution to next ramp engine stalled again coming down ramp same braking problem. This time it appears that a number of fuel injectors failed dumping fuel into crank case, 11 extra quarts, metal shavings in pan and destroying the turbo. (drop down menu for vehicle information only shows option of e550 this is a f550.)
The vehicle stalled without warning.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Engine and engine cooling
- What is wrong
- On certain vans, the air filter element material process resulted in an air filter paper element that can smolder or burn. This change in filter paper composition combined with the configuration of the air induction system, may allow hot carbon particles to contact the air filter element during certain driving conditions that create hot particles.
- Risk
- These hot particles may ignite the air filter element with the potential for air induction system damage or underhood fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and replace the air filter element. The recall began september 27, 2004. Owners should contact ford at 1‑800‑392‑3673. Also ford is extending the limited warranty (for a one time replacement) of the ABS module for a total of 10 years or 150,000 miles from the warranty start date, whichever occurs first. If your vehicle has already accumulated more than 150,000 miles, this coverage will last until september 30, 2005.
Recall number 04V445000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2003 Ford E550 stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 2003 Ford E550?
5 of 66 owner complaints about the 2003 Ford E550 (8%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2003 Ford E550?
There is 1 recall and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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